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However, because the Welsh Government has not increased training places in line with expected population demand for GP services, the Welsh figure could look rosier on paper than in practice.

Due to a lack of funds, the Welsh deanery has advertised 10 fewer posts than usual this year, and Pulse understands that based on expected future demand, some 190 trainees would be required to commence training each year.

Unlike in England, the Wales deanery is not intending to run a third round of recruitment to try to fill the remaining places as it has deemed the results of doing so would not justify the cost.

Northern Ireland has also released figures, showing it has filled 100% of 65 training places in a single round. Since then, one trainee has dropped out at short notice, meaning 64 will take up a training post in the autumn.